names

"Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit naming practices and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit"--Back cover.

Lists many African personal names along with their meaning, pronunciation, and the African country and language from which they derive.

Includes chapters on first names, surnames, nicknames, place names, trade names, public names, house names, boat names, pet names and name games, (etc.).

Malinda Martha takes a kitten home from the petshop and has a memorable experience finding a name that sticks.

A folk tale that explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.

A collection of three children's stories written by Kevin Henkes, including the title work in which Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

A reference guide to American English with a word list containing 12,000 American terms drawn from all of the languages spoken in the United States. Examines the development of American English and identifies American pronunciation, spelling, and slang.

A young boy with the knack for coming up with fitting names for things competes with the imperious man who has been assigning absurd names to see who will have the right to decide what things will be called.

Humiliated by the name given to him after a rattlesnake bite left him with gigantic, swollen feet, Thunderfoot, a roadrunner, takes the advice of Berland, a wise gopher tortoise, and sets out to prove a name doesn't mean everything.